USS LST-316

USS LST-316 was one of 390 tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-316 moored bow-to-stern with an unidentified LST
History
United States
Name	USS LST-316
Builder	New York Navy Yard
Laid down	7 September 1942
Launched	28 January 1943
Commissioned	3 February 1943
Decommissioned	24 May 1945
Stricken	12 March 1946
Fate	Sold to merchant service, 23 December 1946, scrapped 1966/7
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1 class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) bow 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) bow 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) stern
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	Six LCVPs
Troops	14 officers, 131 enlisted men
Complement	9 officers, 120 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts (Mark 51 director) 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts
Service record
Operations:	World War II Operation Husky Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord
Awards:	3 battle stars

LST-316 was laid down on 15 October 1942 at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York; launched on 28 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Pearl Magdalene Frick; and commissioned on 3 February 1943.

Service history

During World War II, LST-316 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and Invasion of Normandy (June 1944).

Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 24 May 1945 for conversion to landing craft repair ship USS Cerberus (ARL-43) at New York Navy Yard. The conversion was canceled 12 September 1945 and the ship reverted to LST-316; she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 March 1946. On 23 December 1946 she was sold to James Hughes, Inc. of New York, New York for conversion to merchant service.

LST-316 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

LST-316, LST-60, and LST-535 beached at Normandy, June 1944.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "LST-316". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
• "LST-316 / ARL-43 Cerberus". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2007.

See also

• List of United States Navy LSTs